This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1815 |
| Citation: | 4 H. & J. 24 |
| Jurisdiction: | Maryland |
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| Short Summary: | The appellant arguing that a writ of de homine replegiado, which most particualrly applies to the freedom of a slave, is applicable in this case. The lower court quashed the writ for being contrary to the practices of the state, defective, and having no cognizable practice. The Court of Appeals affirmed. |
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| Full name: | Johnson vs. Medtart |
| Court: | Court of Appeals of Maryland |